triple chainset

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  • noaddedsugar
    noaddedsugar Posts: 16
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    radiation man wrote:
    im i the only person left who uses the following gears...

    Nope. Here's my Spesh SL with Dura Ace kit, 53/39/30 and a 11-23 on the back!

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    I ride a 53/39, 11-23 as few hills down south which im quite happy with. Next year though im looking for a triple for hillier rides away and longer distances.

    Quite happy with the idea of 53/39/30, but wondering if a 50/39/30 would make a better sense over longer hillier rides ??? What do ya reckon ???
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  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    It won't lower your lowest-gear any, just make it possibly easier on the flats, when you are in the big chainring. I seldom feel any need (or desire) for either a 53-tooth chainring or an 11-tooth cog on the cassette
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    noaddedsugar wrote:
    I ride a 53/39, 11-23 as few hills down south which im quite happy with. Next year though im looking for a triple for hillier rides away and longer distances.

    Quite happy with the idea of 53/39/30, but wondering if a 50/39/30 would make a better sense over longer hillier rides ??? What do ya reckon ???

    As Hoopdriver says, to change the 53 to a 50 is only really going to make any difference on the flat and it can be quite a good change to make. I used to run a 50/39 on a winter bike a few years ago and quite liked it.

    My Spesh Tarmac as pictured was built with riding in the mountains in mind. I have a 53/39 with a 11-23 which is fine for riding over in this country and then have a 30 11-23 for the mountain passes. Don't have to change the cassette to something bigger, which is what I used to do with the bike I had before I got the Spesh.

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